Track 8 of the album Third Place and Grinning · 2021
Pick and Mix and Pirouettes
“Pick and mix in bright colours, with pirouettes thrown in. It's a sweet, silly one, and Imogen's favourite to sing.”
classical crossover · choral pop · playful pop · 2:55
Lyrics
The shop bell rings, the morning's new, The shelves are stacked in colours bright, A shopkeeper in a flowered apron Is humming in the early light. Jars of lemon drops and mint, A cat asleep on a sack of rice, And the whole small shop is a ballroom floor For anyone who'd like to dance a while. Grab a bag, grab a scoop, Twirl around the tins and hoop. Pick and mix and pirouettes, Dancing down the aisle, Every sweet's a little song, Every shopper's got a smile. Spin around the biscuit stand, Bow to the bread at the door, Pick and mix and pirouettes, Who could ask for more? The postman waltzes through with a parcel, The baker taps the time, A little girl in wellington boots Counts her pennies in a rhyme. The till rings out like a tambourine, The ribbons bob and sway, And the corner shop's a carnival At the start of every day. Grab a bag, grab a scoop, Twirl around the tins and hoop. Pick and mix and pirouettes, Dancing down the aisle, Every sweet's a little song, Every shopper's got a smile. Spin around the biscuit stand, Bow to the bread at the door, Pick and mix and pirouettes, Who could ask for more? Oh, the bell above the door Keeps the time for everyone, And the sugar on the floor Sparkles like the morning sun. Pick and mix and pirouettes, Dancing down the aisle, Every sweet's a little song, Every shopper's got a smile. Spin around the biscuit stand, Bow to the bread at the door, Pick and mix and pirouettes, Who could ask for more? Pick and mix and pirouettes, Who could ask for more?